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The following software is available for download.
These software are all designed for PowerPC and
Intel Macs running 10.0 through 10.7.3, with
exceptions noted on their individual pages.
Periodic Logfile Cleanup
- developed by the webmaster of this site
Eject Disc - developed by
the webmaster of this site.
Force Empty Trash - developed
by the webmaster of this site.
Spindown fix - developed
by the webmaster of this site.
We know removal app -
developed by the webmaster of this site. Currently
in beta
source code for Force Empty
Trash & Spindown Fix are below
The Norton Uninstall script which used to be on
this page has been removed. There is another
script at Symantec's
website which may work better on certain
installations.
Much like the former mainstays for the Mac of
Anacron, and Macjanitor, this little script is able
to cleanup the system daily, weekly, and monthly
logfiles whenever one desires. Be sure to read the
readme that comes with it. Both a PowerPC G3, G4, G5
(labelled PPC) and a modern version for Intel Macs
(labeled just by the Application name) are included
in the Zipfile
download as well as a readme for contact.
Eject Disc
Eject Disc (link to
download application) - PowerPC Macs can eject discs
following the knowledgebase HT2179, whereas
the Intel Macs need to consider my software above,
or the eject button from iTunes, if not the F12, or
eject key on the keyboard.
try
do shell script "drutil eject -drive internal"
on error error_message
beep
display dialog error_message buttons {"OK"} default
button 1
end try
Force Empty Trash 1.0
For people who just want to force empty trash, this
program has been made: Force
Empty Trash (link to download application)
This has been tested with Mac OS X 10.1.5, 10.2.3
through 10.6. It may work with earlier versions of
Mac OS X. A
newly compiled Mac OS X 10.7 compatible version
is now available.
It requires the password you used to setup
installation of software on your machine.
A word of caution
Warning: One of the most common suggestions to
freeing up disk space is to empty your trash. Do not
do so until all the data in the trash either is
definitely not needed, or is safely stored
elsewhere. Items stored in the Dock or Finder
Sidebar in Finder Windows are NOT safely stored.
Microsoft Windows users may come across that
misconception because the taskbar in Windows
reflects an actual folder. It does NOT on a Mac. The
Dock and Sidebar are merely shortcut locations and
should be treated no differently than Aliases. Even
a launched application in the Dock that is saved to
the Dock still only has it stored in the Dock as a
shortcut to the original location. Many applications
get off the internet or their CD as disk images.
These are virtual disks which disappear upon reboot
or logging out. Until an application is safely in
the Applications folder, with a Get Info filetype of
Application or Classic Application, it is not safe
to delete the .dmg, .smi, .zip, .sit, .hqx, .zip, or
.img file it was obtained from.
If you don't know what to throw into the trash,
don't! Some system files on purposely are impossible
to delete unless you use Force Empty Trash. Force
Empty Trash overrides any protection those files had
by default by the operating system. Thus if you drag
items to the trash that are protected because the
operating system meant for them to be protected, you
will find yourself with a non-working system. A
workaround if something really goes wrong is an Archive and
Install if you have Mac OS X 10.2 or higher.
Ask an expert if a specific file is OK to delete
before dragging it to the trash, and be sure to
mention what folder it is located in. If your system
is already not working properly and you dragged that
file out of the folder it belongs in, it may be
difficult to tell if it OK to delete it. A repair of
permissions with either Repair
Privileges Utility in 10.1.5 or Applications
-> Utilities -> Disk Utility -> First Aid
tab -> select hard disk in Mac OS X 10.2 and up
followed by a restart from the Apple menu will
sometimes clear up files that can be deleted.
Spindown fix 1.1
Spindownfix for
10.2.2 to 10.6.8 (except 10.4.11), (link to
download application requires Stuffit Expander),
Link not requiring
Stuffit Expander, Link for Mac OS X
10.7
is a utility designed to do one very simple thing.
It tells the computer if the Energy Saver is off
not to spindown non-boot volumes. This problem has
been noted as a problem
when doing video capture in Mac OS X, as frames
get dropped if the hard drive isn't spinning when
files are written to it.
Please read the included readme as this program
requires authentication to work.
WARNING!
A user on April 8th, 2008 has reported a serious
bug with 10.4.11, in that their hard drive would
not stop spinning and the fans started going on
forever. Currently investigating the cause.
It has been tested in Mac OS X 10.2.2 through
10.4.2, and may work in earlier versions of Mac OS
X, though since I don't have machines using
the older Mac OS X versions, I can't say for sure.
There is also another test point where someone has
succeeded in using it in 10.4.2.
The only operating system/hard disk configuration
it hasn't worked on so far is Mac OS X 10.4.11
with a Maxtor One-Touch hard drive.
However, Cocktail has been known to
work in its place. This software can also force
empty the trash in some situations where mine
can't. I would caution not to use Cocktail for
anything but what a technician recommends, as many
of its automated functions can cause more harm
than good.
Spindownfix is also available .dmg format for 10.2.2
through 10.6.8 (except 10.4.11), (link to
download application)
We know removal
app
We
know removal app - Removes Google Chrome
redirect malware that changes Google's chrome://policy/ to
redirect the home page to some other site such as
weknow.cc or other
location that gives fake websites. This App
is currently in beta. That
means it needs to be run on a live client that has
been compromised with this
malware. I will update the status once we
get some results.
Please email abrody AT macmaps.com if you have any
feedback.
Source code:
try
do shell script "defaults write
com.google.Chrome HomepageIsNewTabPage -bool
false"
do shell script "defaults write
com.google.Chrome NewTabPageLocation -string
\\\"https://www.google.com/\\\""
do shell script "defaults write
com.google.Chrome HomepageLocation -string
\\\"https://www.google.com/\\\""
do shell script "defaults
delete com.google.Chrome
DefaultSearchProviderSearchURL"
do shell script "defaults
delete com.google.Chrome
DefaultSearchProviderNewTabURL"
do shell script "defaults
delete com.google.Chrome
DefaultSearchProviderName"
on error error_message
beep
display dialog error_message
buttons {"OK"} default button 1
end try
The source for both these applications is very
simple for those who are curious and know what they
are doing with
administrative processes in Applescript:
try
do shell script "rm -r ~/.Trash/*" with
administrator privileges
on error error_message
beep
display dialog error_message buttons {"OK"}
default button 1
end try
try
do shell script "pmset -a spindown 0"
with administrator privileges
on error error_message
beep
display dialog error_message buttons {"OK"}
default button 1
end try
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